Senior HR Manager

UnitX•Milpitas, CA

About The Position

About Us: UnitX builds the world's leading physical AI systems to automate repetitive visual tasks in factories. UnitX is a fast-moving startup with a team from Stanford, MIT, Google, and beyond. Since inception, UnitX has deployed 1,000+ mission-critical systems across 190+ of the world's leading manufacturers' production lines. Every year, $15B worth of products go through UnitX's AI inspection system to ensure quality. Join us to take ownership of a people foundation already in motion - and scale it alongside a company that moves fast and builds for the real world. Role Overview: As UnitX's Senior HR Manager, you will take ownership of the HR function and scale it as we grow. You will partner directly with the CEO and Head of Talent across our teams in NA and APAC. Beyond core HR, you will own the operational cadence of the leadership team - running weekly leadership OKR cadences, and keeping leadership aligned and accountable.

Requirements

You are a builder, not a maintainer. As UnitX's first dedicated HR hire, you're energized by the blank page and excited to leave your fingerprints on a company that moves fast.
5-7+ years of hands-on HR or People Operations experience - you've owned an HR function before, not just supported one.
Comfortable coordinating HR across global, distributed teams with different regional requirements.
Strong event planning and logistics coordination skills - you can run an offsite without dropping a detail.
Operationally sharp - you like owning systems, closing loops, and keeping people organized and accountable.
Experience building leveling frameworks or career ladders
Experience supporting immigration and visa processes for a global workforce.

Responsibilities

You will own and scale the HR function - compliance, benefits administration, payroll coordination, leave management, and immigration support for NA.
You will roll out and maintain global leveling and career frameworks, creating consistency and clarity for employees at every stage.
You will run onboarding and offboarding end to end, setting the standard for how UnitX welcomes and transitions people.
You will drive performance review cycles and build the infrastructure for managers to deliver high-quality, consistent feedback.
You will run the weekly global leadership meeting - owning the agenda, capturing action items, and driving accountability across the leadership team.
You will plan and execute value building and retention initiatives, including company offsites, leadership summits, all-hands events, and team activities from logistics to on-the-day execution.
You will collaborate with the CEO, Head of Talent, and Finance to keep people programs aligned with business priorities and budget.
You will coordinate with regional HR leaders in our offices across the world to unify a global talent policy & playbook.
You will operate with high autonomy, making judgment calls quickly and building processes that are lightweight but durable.